https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=150904

--- Comment #3 from Kurosh Tavassoli <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to Kurosh Tavassoli from comment #2)
> (In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #1)
> > (In reply to Kurosh Tavassoli from comment #0)
> > > When I want add a condition to a cell when its empty, I add the following
> > > condition:
> > > 
> > > IF &Cell is equal to "" THEN [condition]
> > 
> > Not exactly. It is not "&Cell", but "Cell value" - and that is really
> > important. Empty cell does *not* have a value at all, so you can't check
> > what its value is.
> > 
> > Instead, use "Formula is", and use ISEMPTY(cell), which expresses the
> > intention explicitly.
> > 
> > IMO, it has no reason to try to add another option to the drop-down for
> > every thinkable condition (which is impossible). The existence of formula
> > condition gives user everything required to construct any condition they
> > need.
> 
> Yes, I totally agree. Thanks

Excuse me, after thinking for a while I'm still confused. I want to color empty
cells(In reply to Kurosh Tavassoli from comment #2)
> (In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #1)
> > (In reply to Kurosh Tavassoli from comment #0)
> > > When I want add a condition to a cell when its empty, I add the following
> > > condition:
> > > 
> > > IF &Cell is equal to "" THEN [condition]
> > 
> > Not exactly. It is not "&Cell", but "Cell value" - and that is really
> > important. Empty cell does *not* have a value at all, so you can't check
> > what its value is.
> > 
> > Instead, use "Formula is", and use ISEMPTY(cell), which expresses the
> > intention explicitly.
> > 
> > IMO, it has no reason to try to add another option to the drop-down for
> > every thinkable condition (which is impossible). The existence of formula
> > condition gives user everything required to construct any condition they
> > need.
> 
> Yes, I totally agree. Thanks

Excuse me, I can't figure a way out for doing so. I want to add a condition to
color all empty cells in my sheet. This is the best idea that crossed my mind:

FORMULA IS: ISBLANK(CELL("ADDRESS"))

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